... Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw 1802) (formerly Rana catesbeiana ) and common European frog Rana temporaria Linnaeus 1758 (Ranidae), and the Cururuzinho toad Rhinella ornata (Spix 1824) and common European toad Bufo bufo (Linnaeus 1758) (Bufonidae). We focused on these model species as a first approach...

... tested whether Atelopus are better at sensing high-frequency acoustic sound compared with other eared and earless species in the Bufonidae family, determined whether middle ear variation within Atelopus affects hearing sensitivity and tested potential hearing mechanisms in Atelopus . We determined...

... , C. , Baldo , D. , Rosset , S. , Borteiro , C. and Kolenc , F. ( 2011 ). Advertisement and release calls in Neotropical toads of the Rhinella granulosa group and evidence of natural hybridization between R. bergi and R. major (Anura: Bufonidae) . Zootaxa   3092 , 26 - 42...

... ). The more highly derived Ranidae and Bufonidae (belonging to neobatrachia) are much stronger jumpers than X. laevis or H. boettgeri (C.R., personal observations). Although jumping evolved very early in anurans ( Shubin and Jenkins, 1995 ; Jenkins and Shubin, 1998 ), jumping ability is highly variable...